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Letters Patent Na.'80,153, dted July 2l, 1868.

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To ALL vWH'OM .1T MAY CoNcEnN:

Be it knownthat I, ALEXANDER Dickson, of the city -of Meadville, inthe'county of" Crawford, andS'tate,

of Pennsylvania, have invented a new an'd improved Female UterineAbdominal S4upportex; nndAI do hereby declare that the followingQis afull and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying` drawings', and letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents the inside ofjmy supporter, z'. e., the side wornnext to the body.,` M is a strong band of `double cloth or leather, witheyelet-h'oles at N N forlacingaround'the body. y This band -is divided.into ve pieces, and the sume attached together at C C C C by elasticbands.-

A is a large pad, which is placed over .the spine. l B B, two smallerpads in front; D D, two straps passing between the thighs,.andbuckledatEE. ,The supporter'is worn around thebody immediately above-thehips. What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by'LettersPatent of. the yUnited States, is?- K v A uterine supporter constructedin five parts, the samebeing joined together by the elastic bandsy C C010 in combination with the pads B B' and A, constructed as describedfor the purposes set forth'.

- f ALEXR.- DICKSO'N;

' Witnesses:

A. `B. RICHMOND, Ron Rnxsmosn.

